[PDF] The United Kingdom And Spain In The Eighteenth Century eBook

Author : Manuel-Reyes García Hurtado
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 2024-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781032816654

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This book seeks to bridge a gap in the historiography of Spain and Great Britain by arguing that while the 18th century witnessed periods of tension, conflict, and hostility between the two powers, their relationship remained multifaceted and significant across other domains. Throughout the 18th century, Spain and Great Britain cycled through phases of open warfare, armed peace, and deep suspicion. The British captures of Gibraltar and Menorca dealt a severe blow to the newly established Bourbon dynasty in Spain. However, even in times of war, not all communication channels are closed, and through these, numerous formal and informal contacts managed to transcend the volatile political climate and enmities. The contributors of this volume delve beyond the well-known animosity and conflicts to explore the spectrum of interactions, encompassing cultural exchange, traditional diplomacy, trade, espionage, and a multitude of other facets. This volume is a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in the intricate dynamics between Great Britain and Spain during the 18th century, as well as to a broader audience of historians and both undergraduate and postgraduate students of history and international relations.

Author : Allan J. Kuethe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 48,14 MB
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1107043573

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This book covers the evolution of royal policy in Spanish America as eighteenth-century Spain modernized its empire and transformed itself into a power of the first order. Tracing the interplay between war and reform, the analysis confronts the diverse realities of the Spanish Atlantic world, which stretched from the northern Mexican borderlands to Argentina and Chile. Unlike earlier studies on eighteenth-century Spain, this work incorporates the early Bourbon experience into the narrative and integrates the impressive reemergence of the Royal Armada into a fuller picture of administrative, commercial, fiscal, ecclesiastical, and military change.

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 2008-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1441144692

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Britain and the USA have helped define much of world history in recent centuries, and the relationship between the two is crucial to this history. This book focuses on a key period in their relationship that moulded the character of the British Empire, the USA and the way the two have interacted since. The rise and crises of empires will always fascinate the observer because in their fate we see much of human history. Certainly the struggle for empire in the 18th Century was key to the fate of North America. British victory followed by the American Revolution helped to define the modern world. The European nations of Britain, France and Spain were eager for predominance and the trappings of trade, land and prestige. Within North America, there were the local agents of these powers and their subjects, who in turn held their own interests and views; whilst the Native Americans were more than simply the passive victims of European expansion. This fascinating and complex story is told by Black with narrative drive and scholarly acumen.

Author : Alaine Low
Publisher : Oxford History of the British Empire
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 35,27 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199246779

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The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records.

Author : John Harold Plumb
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 33,30 MB
Release : 1963
Category : History
ISBN :

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This history of England in the 18th century is not a chronological narrative of ministries and wars, but a history of the development of English society; the ministries and wars, of course, have their place, but no greater a place than the economic, cultural, and social history of the time. The book is divided into three parts: the ages of Walpole, of Chatham, and of Pitt.

Author : Paul Langford
Publisher : London : A. and C. Black
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN :

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This collection takes a thematic approach to eighteenth-century history, covering such topics as domestic politics (including popular political culture), religious developments and changes, social and demographic structure and growth, and culture. It presents a lively picture of an era ofintense change and growth.